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Kaolinite vs Kalinite - What's the difference?

kaolinite | kalinite |

In mineralogy terms the difference between kaolinite and kalinite

is that kaolinite is a common hydrous aluminosilicate mineral found in sediments, soils and sedimentary rocks, Al2Si2O5(OH)4; one of the kaolin group of minerals while kalinite is a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and sulfur.

kaolinite

English

(wikipedia kaolinite)

Noun

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  • (mineralogy) A common hydrous aluminosilicate mineral found in sediments, soils and sedimentary rocks, Al]]2Si2O5([[hydroxide, OH)4; one of the kaolin group of minerals.

    • Related terms

    *kaolin, kaoline

    See also

    *china clay *dickite *halloysite *nacrite

    kalinite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, and sulfur.

    • References

    * Kalinite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Kalinite.shtml]